OKI Digital School Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year Western Music Grade 04 1 st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva Kiribathgoda Branch 1 | Page Week : 01 Date : 06 th – 10 th September, 2021 Lesson No. : 01 Topic : Accidentals and notes on the lines and spaces - Pg. Nos. 2/3/4 Written Work : Work sheet Accidentals In music theory, the term “accidentals” is used to describe some notes which have been slightly altered.
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OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
1 | P a g e
Week : 01
Date : 06th – 10th September, 2021
Lesson No. : 01
Topic : Accidentals and notes on the lines and spaces - Pg. Nos. 2/3/4
Written Work : Work sheet
Accidentals
In music theory, the term “accidentals” is used to describe some notes which have been slightly altered.
OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
2 | P a g e
Accidentals are the symbols which are placed before the note on the stave
They can be "sharps", "flats" or "naturals".
In this lesson, we will have a look at what accidentals are exactly and how they are used in music theory.
OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
3 | P a g e
Let’s learn about the accidentals
OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
4 | P a g e
The accidental “sharp” raises a note by one half step on the keyboard.
The accidental “flat” lowers a note by one half step on the keyboard.
OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
5 | P a g e
The accidental “natural” cancel the previous accidental and step the note in its original position.
Natural
OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
6 | P a g e
Let’s learn to write the accidentals
We do not write accidentals after the music notation.
Here an example is given below.
OKI Digital School
Lesson Note 2021/2022 Academic year
Western Music
Grade 04
1st Term Prepared by: Ms. Dilakshi Silva
Kiribathgoda Branch
7 | P a g e
We are writing accidentals before the music notation.
Here an example that shows how to write accidentals correctly with the music notations.
Please refer the below link to learn about how accidentals